"Party Lights" is a song written and performed by

Claudine Clark Claudine Clark (born April 26, 1941) is an American R&B musician, best known as the singer and composer of the 1962 hit, " Party Lights", which reached No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Career Clark was born in Macon, Georgia, United States ...

. It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #5 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962. It was featured on her 1962 album ''Party Lights''. The song was arranged by Russ Faith and produced by Faith and

Bob Marcucci Robert Phillip "Bob" Marcucci (February 28, 1930 – March 9, 2011) was an American lyricist, talent manager, film producer, and the owner of Chancellor Records and Robert P. Marcucci Productions. He discovered and managed the careers of Fabian ...

. The song ranked #35 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962.

Other versions

* Jackie Lee released a version of the song as a single in 1962 in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

, but it did not chart. *

Dee Dee Sharp Dee Dee Sharp (born Dione LaRue; September 9, 1945, in Philadelphia) is an American R&B singer, who began her career recording as a backing vocalist in 1961. Career Although Sharp had been playing the piano from an early age and directed chur ...

released a version of the song on her 1962 album ''All the Hits by Dee Dee Sharp''. * The Palace Guard released a version of the song as the

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to their 1964 single " Saturdays Child". *

Sha Na Na Sha Na Na was an American rock and roll doo-wop group. Formed in 1969, but performing a song-and-dance repertoire based on 1950s hit songs, it simultaneously revived and parodied the music and the New York street culture of the 1950s. After g ...

released a version of the song on their 1975 album ''Sha Na Now''. *

Sonic's Rendezvous Band Sonic's Rendezvous Band (or SRB) was an American rock and roll band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, forming in 1974, featuring veterans of the 1960s Detroit rock scene. Background Sonic's Rendezvous Band came from the ashes of four Mich ...

released a version of the song on their 2006 compilation album ''

''. *

Skid Roper Skid Roper (born Richard Banke, October 19, 1954, in National City, California, United States) is an American musician, most active in the 1980s and early 1990s. He has recorded with several groups including the surf band The Evasions, but is bes ...

released a version of the song on his 2010 album ''Rock and Roll Part 3''. *

Peggy Sue "Peggy Sue" is a rock and roll song written by Jerry Allison and Norman Petty, and recorded and released as a single by Buddy Holly on September 20, 1957. The Crickets are not mentioned on label of the single (Coral 9-61885), but band members Jo ...

released a version of the song on their 2012 album ''Peggy Sue Play the Songs of Scorpio Rising''.

In popular culture

*Clark's version was featured in the 1963 experimental short film '' Scorpio Rising''.

References

1962 songs 1962 singles Dee Dee Sharp songs Chancellor Records singles {{1960s-single-stub